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[-] RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 94 points 1 month ago

... Wasn't there a story a few months ago about a family that had done exactly that and turns out living in Russia kinda sucks?

[-] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 145 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Haha, yes. They were home schooling, antivaxxers who sold a fully owned farm in Canada because of "the gays," then hoped a plan to russia with their 8 kids.

Of course, Russia froze all their funds, forced them all to get vaccinated, then refused go process their visas for months, while they had to live in a one bedroom with a broken sink. The husband posted a video talking about how they missed their washing machine.

The wife then posted a video about how she hated Russian bureaucracy, which they pulled down quickly. Suddenly, they are talking about howm much they love Russia, how its great that they can't access their money.

Now, months later they find out that they need to speak fluent Russian to become citizens, and that it can take years after that. They also can't own more than 49% of a farm without being citizens, so they found a russian to own the 51%.

So after all this, they are going to build a house and a barn and raise farm animals, all for some guy they met to actually own, all while not speaking the language and being utterly dependent on strangers.

Man, that fully owned farmed farm in canada where they were utterly independent and had free healthcare sure sounds like shit in comparison.

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 69 points 1 month ago
[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 21 points 1 month ago

Eh, they still have citizenship. They'll be fine when they're 18.

[-] billiam0202@lemmy.world 44 points 1 month ago

Yeah, it's not like Russia has ever illegally detained foreigners before!

[-] osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 33 points 1 month ago

You think 18 year olds are allowed to leave Russia right now, except to walk into prepared Ukrainian positions?

[-] borari@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 1 month ago

They don’t even have to leave Russia to do that anymore!

[-] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 month ago

At least they got away from 'woke"

[-] whostosay@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago

I hope the guy with the 51% is gay. That's the only possible way this could be more ironic.

[-] admin@lemmy.haley.io 24 points 1 month ago

If that doesn’t sum up the path that this crazy ideology leads you down I don’t know what will.

At each step they just keep doubling down 🫠

[-] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 19 points 1 month ago

No no no, I think he would love it. LOVE IT! Don't try to keep him from going.

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